Dwayne Johnson has been very vocal about wanting extra Black Adam installments, however in a brand new assertion, he admitted that followers should wait a very long time to get one. On Dec. 20, Johnson tweeted a prolonged assertion about the way forward for the character because the DC film universe heads ahead underneath new management, and he stated the return of Black Adam is certainly a good distance off.

He wrote within the assertion, “James Gunn and I related, and Black Adam won’t be of their first chapter of storytelling. Nonetheless, DC and Seven Bucks have agreed to proceed exploring essentially the most invaluable methods Black Adam will be utilized in future DC multiverse chapters.” He added, “James and I’ve recognized one another for years and have at all times rooted for one another to succeed. It is no totally different now, and I’ll at all times root for DC (and Marvel) to win and WIN BIG.”

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— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) December 20, 2022

DC introduced on Oct. 25 that Gunn (finest recognized for his work on the Guardians of the Galaxy sequence) alongside producer Peter Safran would grow to be cochairs and co-CEOs of Warner Bros.’s new DC Studios. Since their appointment, they’ve already canceled some initiatives in growth, together with a 3rd Marvel Lady movie.

It was no secret Johnson was gunning for a “Black Adam” sequel the place his title hero fights Superman. That concept was arrange by the “Black Adam” end-credits scene, which featured Henry Cavill reprising his position because the hero. In an Oct. 10 interview with Cinemablend, when Johnson was requested if he had any plans to make a film the place Black Adam fights in opposition to Superman, he stated, “Completely. That’s the entire level of this, man.”

Johnson stated in that very same interview that he feels the emergence of Black Adam marks a brand new chapter for DC. “I’ve been saying for a while, there is a new period within the DC Universe that is about to start,” he stated. “And what I meant by that was introducing a model new character. It is not a sequel, not an current IP. It was . . . , Black Adam! Two years in the past, the world had no concept who he was. We did, however not, , the remainder of the mass on the market. Introducing the JSA, introducing that new period of the DC universe. But additionally what I actually meant by, ‘It is a new period within the DC Universe,’ is listening to the followers. Listening to the followers. And doing our greatest to provide the followers what they need.”

Earlier this December, Cavill confirmed he will not be returning as Superman within the new period of DC. “After being advised by the studio to announce my return again in October, previous to [Gunn and Safran’s] rent, this information is not the simplest, however that is life. The altering of the guard is one thing that occurs. I respect that,” he stated partially in a Dec. 14 assertion.

“Black Adam” underperformed on the field workplace, incomes $400 million worldwide on a $195 million funds (which does not embody advertising and marketing and promo prices). The movie is at the moment streaming on HBO Max.